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Whatever happened to the metal scene in Pakistan?
In the summer of 2009 I was headbanging to a local Karachi metal band. What happened?
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Sikandar Ka Mandar announce new album, release fresh single ‘Tu Fikr Na Kar’
It's coming next month. Get hyped.
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The D/A Method release latest single ‘Khudahafiz’, detail second album ‘The Desert Road’
The Karachi prog-rock band gear up for the release of their sophomore LP 'The Desert Road', the follow up to 2015's 'The Great Disillusion'.
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“You can’t play music here”: in conversation with Shikari
We talk to Shikari's Bilal Baloch about busking in Karachi, and creative expression in public spaces that are continually shrinking.
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Here’s everything you need to know about E Sharp’s latest album ‘600 Saal’
Karachi band E Sharp released their second album 600 Saal, the follow-up to 2015's Bahadur Yaar Jung, last Friday 21st April. So we thought it would be a good idea to ask the band, made up of Ahmed Zawar, Anwaar Ahmed and Qumber Kazmi, exactly what their thoughts were regarding the album, and what we should…
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Ali Suhail’s ‘Pursuit of Irrelevance’ is his most mature and exciting album yet
On ‘All This Time’, Ali Suhail sings: ‘‘and the cracks begin to show / in the sky i’ve always known / to be clay’. It’s not only one of the best lyrics he’s penned, but also a summary of how ‘Pursuit of Irrelevance’ feels to listen to. Concrete melodies that initially seem steadfast break apart…
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Watch our unofficial video for Block-2’s gorgeous track ‘Ethereal’
The second episode in our low budget music video series. Hands are pretty great, all things considered. Hope you enjoy. Block-2 is a Karachi artist, whose latest release was the bombastic 'shrap' EP. Important links so you can support the artist: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/abdul-moiz-parvez Patari: http://patari.pk/home/artist/5650fde1... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yoblockwho You can also watch the first video for NAWKSH's 'Hash…
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‘Making the floorboards shake’: In Conversation with Slowspin
‘You used to call me on my cellphone.’ It’s about halfway through our chat with Slowspin’s Zeerak Ahmed that I wonder, how did we get onto quoting Drake lyrics? But rather than ringing hotlines, Slowspin is more interested in the quiet power of the first person in music. ‘YOU used to call ME on MY…
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TAAZA: ‘Dus Rupay Glass’ by Saulat Qadri
Saulat Qadri's latest track centres around the repeated phrase 'dus rupay glass' blaring from a distant juice vendor. And even though Qadri warns us with a disclaimer - 'you might find the loops monotonous' - it's quickly evident that that is the point. This 11 minute track reminded me of composer Steve Reich's famous 'Come…
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Watch an unofficial low budget music video for NAWKSH’s ‘Hash N’ Slack’
I've got a great love of low budget music videos, and had a load of traffic footage sleeping in hard drives that I decided to wake up. And it's a great song. Maybe we can make a series of these. If you also like making videos, let me know! Perhaps we can collab! NAWKSH SoundCloud Thanks to NAWKSH…
